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Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: ‘Survivors’ (John Stewart – 1975)

Before we get started today, I would like to apologize to my dear friend Dr. Paul. Doc is a permanent fixture in the Lake Arrowhead communities who enjoys reading our paper, especially my wacky-doodle musings. I apparently rattled the good doctor’s cage by not having...
Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: Saint Patrick’s Day

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: Saint Patrick’s Day

With this year’s annual St. Patrick’s Day just past, I reckon everyone was whipping out their colorful bangles and beads from Mardi Gras all over again. Doesn’t matter that St. Patty’s Day is over, there’s plenty more holidays where they came from. Also, like...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: California Bloodlines

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: California Bloodlines

It’s time once again to reveal my all-time favorite songs. After careful consideration, I have chosen the following songs as my all-time favorites: #1 California Bloodlines by John Stewart – Country rock from the singer/songwriter who wrote “Daydream Believer” for The...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: The Ants Go Marching

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: The Ants Go Marching

Nothing is more irritating to me than ants invading my kitchen pantry and getting into my Honey Smacks and Frosted Flakes. Although, the song “Who Let The Dogs Out” comes pretty close, as does “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.” It happens like clockwork following a...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: I Love a Rainy Night

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: I Love a Rainy Night

Well, it’s wintertime again and I barely got finished putting away all the Christmas tree ornaments on the tree when Albert (my cat) got rambunctious and wanted to play with them. Oh, and then he wanted a fancy dinner so, of course, I gave him a fancy feast. Then,...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Lightning Strikes

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott – Lightning Strikes

Some folks love a rainy night. Me, I like a rainy night with a thunderstorm. Well, we had a humdinger the other day few weeks ago, what with the bolt that struck the bell in the belltower here at the stately Motley Manor.  And it’s a good thing there were no bats in...

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall

Mountain Musings with Uncle Mott: A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall

As if we didn’t have enough to worry about already – war, pestilence, plague, drought and Ice agents waiting in the wings – a consortium of 100 scientists recently announced that California is overdue for what’s being called a “super-storm” of biblical proportions....

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